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[1967Brutus]

You should fit an MP3 player somewhere in the boat, that starts playing that Beatles song Helter Skelter every time you give full  throttle...  

Paul McCartney - Helter Skelter (Live 8 2005) (youtube.com)

[Backerther]

Oh, it's a really good idea but I do prefer much moderate Beatles songs for my stable operation of the boat
at full throttle.      To make the matter worse and to my regret I don't understand true meaning of contents of
the song "Helter-Skelter" as a Japanese apart from superficially literal interpretation.
I wonder many of the Europeans are normally fond of that kind of song...????????

Or only specialised enthusiasts....????

[derekwarner]

Kiyo......I agree, the meaning of Helter Skelter could go back many Centuries. and is so complicated ....


So maybe let us forget that name & you nominate a musical piece that you feel comfortable with....with Constellation zooooomimg across the water 


Derek....

[1967Brutus]

I wonder many of the Europeans are normally fond of that kind of song...????????

If you ask about present times, I don't know.... But end 1960's, early 1970's, LOTS of them...

I have always liked the song and I am too young to remember the Beatles mania.

[Backerther]

....with Constellation zooooomimg across the water 


Derek....

I'll do my best to sail cheerfully and vividly even though it's winter and cold,but calm on the water in this season around Tokyo.
 

[Backerther]

Hi Derek,


I happened to find a very unusual U-tube video in which there were some unstable chairs on the upper deck of the Constellation at
1 minute past scenes of the U-tube...
Can I have your comment of the scene..??   Helter-skelter on the deck...?
I'm an very amateur even to this world of real boats....


Bing 動画

[derekwarner]

Thanks Kiyo for the link to so many beautiful Chris Craft new and older vessels....

Some of the 'antique' and 'restoration' videos are amazing history of old..the Althea from 1929 was superb ......[horizontal steering wheel  ]

I had no idea about Chris Craft history being so extensive

Certainly the folding deck chairs and tables, were probably stored away when not in use or in inclement weather, so with you model, maybe a minute drop of Superglue between each leg to the deck would solve any chance of Helter-Skelter     on the top deck 

We hope you will enjoy the coming Christmas gatherings


Derek

[Backerther]

Derek,
Thank you for your cordial comments and I also wish you and your family to hold a merry Christmas gathering.!!


Kiyo

[Backerther]

Hellow everybody
   from Japanese Sant Clauses aboard Chris Craft Constellation in the large lake in cerebration of Christmas Eve.
We have enjoyed Christmas Eve cruise with many participants.
How do you normally enjoy Christmas and Eve with your model boats.??

[derekwarner]

So Kiyo asks ....'How do you normally enjoy Christmas and Eve with your model boats.'?

Many many years ago, my wife & 3 daughters & I spent a Christmas to New Year with a work colleague & his family on Lake Macquarie in NSW

His vessel was a 49 foot plank on frame crusier built by the Springbock Boat builders in Brisbane in 1949 [the year of my birth]

Beautifull restored, with twin British Ford 6 cylinder marine diesel engines.......the engine lower bilges were white fiberglassed and you could eat food off the surfaces

Very similar to the image I attach, which is similar to an earlier production of your Constellation

Best wishes for your Japanese Christmas

Derek

[Backerther]

Derek,


Thank you for your kind Christmas comment which I feel is very very gorgeous experience and memory.
And that you experienced it many many years ago........incredible to normal Japanese like me who was soooo poor
in those days.... No,still now....!!

It's just a coincidence that you were born in 1949 when I was born. My late father spent in Brisbane as a prisoner of war
over half a year in1946 when I heard Australian soldiers had taught the Japanese volunteers English conversation and my late father was one of them...

A merry Christmas to you and your family !!


Kiyo

[Backerther]

It's a Christmas day and I'll post the Christmas Eve cruise scenes in motion some or all of which may look helter-skelter like
atmosphere aboard the boat partly because of wavy lake and sixth (final) trial run replaced with a new 32mm dia props.
The final trial run with two Sant Clauses aboard this time generally ended with success though it was compromise-able level.
In the concrete, high (not Max ) speed, stability and  maneuverability could successfully enter the compromise-able level
of balance. In this sense this boat has been qualified as a serviceable RC scale boat for this large lake.!!!!
A new SERVICEABLE RC SCALE boat is born now for this large lake on this very Christmas day.!!!!
It's a merry and happy Christmas day filled with Great joy. The new boat is born on the very Christmas day.!!
I have picked impressive still scenes in motion below on the day.


This is the temporary result of my summer-autumn project successfully concluded for this year.

[Backerther]

On the Christmas day...
I post here this video as a good memory of temporary completion of Constellation.!
I wish you all the best Christmas with your families.!


Chris Craft Constellation 1/20 in Christmas Eve cruise ! (youtube.com)